Broadcaster and sports pundit George Hook has announced his retirement from television and radio.
Hook said that he will finish his television work after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and then end his Newstalk radio show, The Right Hook, in September, 2016.
The 72-year-old tweeted to his 87,000 followers;
Today is the4 first day of the 12th season of the Right Hook I never imagined that would happen
— George Hook (@ghook) January 6, 2014
Thr Right Hook will end at the end of September 2016 if God spares me
— George Hook (@ghook) January 6, 2014
He then added;
Plan to leave TV after Rugby World Cup 2015 DV
— George Hook (@ghook) January 6, 2014
Hook has been with Newstalk since its beginning in 2002 and he published his autobiography Time Added On in 2005.
He and his wife Ingrid have three children and six grandchildren.
